Epiplatys annulatus (Boulenger, 1915) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : very difficult to maintain in aquarium .
  • Chromosomes : Vasil'ev, 1980 .
  • Colour pattern : Wildekamp & van der Zee, 2003 .
  • Common names : Båndet panchax (Danish), Banded panchax / Clown killie / Rocket panchax (English), Loistovaanijakala / Vyövaanija (Finnish), Ringelhechtling / Zwerghechtling (German) .
  • Current distribution known : inhabits the coastal lowlands of southern Guinea and across Sierra Leone to the area around Monrovia in Liberia .
  • Ecology : Roloff, 1970 a | Vasil'ev, 1980 .
  • Embryology / ontogeny : Seegers, 1976 .
  • Food habits : ants and other insects (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Genetics : Aarn & Shepherd, 2001 | Gyldenholm & Scheel, 1971 | Scheel, 1966 c | Scheel, 1968 a | Scheel, 1972 c | Scheel, 1974 h .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits quiet bodies of water, creeks and smaller rivers in the open savannah as well as in the rainforest. Usually found among bordering vegetation or lily pads in fresh water, but may also be found in slightly brackish water .
  • Osteology : Clausen, 1967 .
  • Reproduction : near-to-surface spawner (spawning also recorded in mid and lower water); 2 weeks incubation, eggs diameter: 0.9 mm (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Reproduction_references : Foersch, 1967 b | Hartig-Beecken, 1981 | Keller, 1975 a | Knaack, 1974 a | Lambert, 1956 | Roloff, 1970 a | Scheel, 1968 a | Sladkowski, 1971 | Van den Nieuwenhuizen, 1972 .
  • Scales : Clausen, 1967 .
  • Size : 40 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Haplochilus annulatus Boulenger, 1915 a: 203. Type locality: "Maka, Sierra Leone", southern Sierra Leone. Syntypes BMNH n° 1914.12.9: 5-6 (2).